Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0627KT101570 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 22, 2025
OR
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAP0627KT101570
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
101570

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1989

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 22, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full18 TRANS INC 41055204UP6590/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full3OOS18 WHEELS TRANS INC 34269374UP6590/CA
May 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only58 TRANS INC 41055204UP6590/CA
Jan 12, 2026WAIII · Driver-only018 WHEELS TRANS INC 34269374UP6590/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DH EXPRESS WAY INC 42403334UP6590/CA
Jan 22, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0DH EXPRESS WAY INC 42403334UP6590/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
8 TRANS INC4105520May 15, 2026Jul 21, 20262CA
18 WHEELS TRANS INC3426937Jan 12, 2026May 19, 20262CA
DH EXPRESS WAY INC4240333Jan 22, 2025Jan 24, 20252CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4UP6590CA28 TRANS INCMay 15, 2026Jul 21, 20262
4UP6590CA18 WHEELS TRANS INCJan 12, 2026May 19, 20262
4UP6590CADH EXPRESS WAY INCJan 22, 2025Jan 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026